financially

adverb

fi·​nan·​cial·​ly fə-ˈnan(t)-sh(ə-)lē 

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: with respect to money : from a financial point of view

The company struggled financially for many years.

He has made some smart investments, so he's doing very well financially.

a financially stable organization

Someone who buys extensive liability insurance for his car may drive too fast because he feels financially protected.

—E. S. Browning

Even companies that are financially fit often don't feel like taking the risk of ramping up operations and hiring more workers.

—Barbara Kiviat

Examples of financially in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026

Walgreens was performing poorly financially and then-CEO Tim Wentworth decided the giant pharmacy chain needed to close many hundreds — maybe more than 1,000 — of its money-losing stores around the country. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

But the startup’s product bets are financially enormous and stacked on top of one another. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Some of those new hires might not have realized how far Turner was financially stretching to get the network on the air. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing financially

• financially secure
• financially speaking

Rhymes for financially

• substantially